Project Title
Principal Investigator
Institution
Year
Amount
Program
Research Topics

The onset of childhood obesity

Michelle Cloutier

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

2008

$45,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Pediatrics

CARE Community Interventions for Health

Jeannette Ickovics

Yale School of Medicine

2008

$1,597,416

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Public Health

Survivors of cancer in adolescent and young adults

Nina Kadan-Lottick

Yale University School of Medicine

2007

$240,000

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Cancer, Clinical Practice

Enhancing Independent Bathing in Community-Living Elders

Thomas Gill

Yale University School of Medicine

2007

$239,842

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Geriatrics

RCT for Obesity and Binge Eating in Monolingual Hispanic

Carlos Grilo

Yale School of Medicine

2007

$239,998

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Psychiatry, Clinical Practice

The Roles of Genes and Stress in Medical Intern Depression

Srijan Sen

Yale University

2007

$88,039

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Psychiatry, Genetics

Specialized treatment early in psychosis (STEP)

Vinod Srihari

Yale University School of Medicine

2007

$239,501

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Psychiatry

Novel Imaging Devices for Diagnosis & Treatment of Breast Cancer

Quing Zhu

University of Connecticut

2007

$595,791

Donaghue Investigators

Cancer

Impaired Consciousness in Epilepsy: Mechanisms and Consequences

Hal Blumenfeld

Yale School of Medicine

2007

$595,791

Donaghue Investigators

Chronic Illness and Disability

Promoting Older Individuals Health Behaviors through Positive Age Beliefs

Becca Levy

Yale School of Medicine

2007

$595,791

Donaghue Investigators

Geriatrics, Behavioral Sciences

Improving the Quality of Care for Atrial Fibriallation by Promoting Patient-Centered Decision Making

Terri Fried

Yale University School of Medicine

2007

$671,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Practice

Evaluating changes to the local food environment

Ann Ferris

University of Connecticut

2007

$239,886

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Nutrition

Bisphenol A & Phthalates

Nancy Alderman

Environment & Human Health, Inc.

2007

$25,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Public Health

Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Bone and Frailty

Anne Kenny

University of Connecticut Health Center

2006

$240,000

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Geriatrics, Nutrition

Cranberry for UTI prevention in nursing home residents

Kalpana Gupta

Boston University School of Medicine

2006

$238,710

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Geriatrics

Novel Biomarkers to Detect Delayed Graft Function

Chirag Parikh

Yale Universtity

2006

$197,144

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Breastfeeding Education & Support Trial for Obese Women

Rafael Perez-Escamilla

Yale University School of Public Health

2006

$239,695

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Minding the Baby: Home Visiting for Young Parents

Linda Mayes

Yale School of Medicine

2006

$240,000

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Pediatrics, Psychiatry

Neurological bases of stuttering – Motor Learning & Cont

Ludo Max

University of Connecticut

2006

$217,902

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Physiology, Behavioral Sciences

Reducing Isocyanate Exposure in the CT Autobody Industry

Meredith Stowe

Yale University

2006

$239,888

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Public Health

Contingency Mgmt Reinforcement for Adolescent Cannabis Abuse

Yifrah Kaminer

University of Connecticut Health Center

2006

$240,000

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Sciences

End of Life Care Guidelines

Nancy Berlinger

The Hastings Center

2006

$180,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Bioethics

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

Kathy Giusti

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

2006

$487,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Cancer

Ethel Donaghue Center for Translating Research into Practice and Policy

Judith Fifield

University of Connecticut Health Center

2006

$1,939,762

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Focused Program of Research

Myelin Repair Foundation

Scott Johnson

Myelin Repair Foundation

2006

$700,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Neurodegenerative Diseases

The Adjuvant Magnesium Trial (AdMag)

Jeffrey Kluger

Hartford Hospital

2005

$162,175

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Cardiovascular Diseases, Nutrition

Prevention of recurrent aphthous stomatitis with vitamins

Rajesh Lalla

University of Connecticut Health Center

2005

$219,353

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Clinical Practice

DHA-Functional food during pregnancy

Carol Lammi-Keefe

Louisiana State University

2005

$240,000

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Nutrition, Psychiatry

CBT Treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Robert Kerns

Yale School of Medicine

2005

$223,795

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences

Neurocognitive changes in primary hyperparatyroidism

Jullie Ann Sosa

Yale School of Medicine

2005

$179,374

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Psychiatry, Geriatrics

Differential Diagnosis of Psychotic Patients

Michal Assaf

Hartford Hospital

2005

$239,179

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Psychiatry

Reducing risk for repeat sexually transmitted infections

Linda Niccolai

Yale School of Medicine

2005

$240,000

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Public Health

Maternal Genetics, Cigarette Smoking and Infant Birth Weight

Cheryl Oncken

University of Connecticut Health Center

2005

$595,791

Donaghue Investigators

Cell and Molecular Research, Genetics

A Strategy to Optimize Vaccine Efficacy in Older Adults

Janet McElhaney

University of Connecticut Health Center

2005

$110,000

Donaghue Investigators

Public Health, Geriatrics

Donaghue Nutrition Research Competition

Anne Kenny

University of Connecticut Health Center

2005

$330,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Nutrition

Breast 32 Project

Nancy Alderman

Environment and Human Health, Inc.

2005

$20,000

Practical Benefit Initiatives

Pharmacology, Public Health

Effects of ascorbic acide on blood pressure in Type 2 Di

Geroge Mansoor

University of Connecticut Health Center

2004

$239,649

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Cardiovascular Diseases, Nutrition

Skeletal Muscle Gene Expression in Statin Myalgia

Paul Thompson

Hartford Hospital

2004

$239,996

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Cardiovascular Diseases, Genetics

Atrial fibrillation suppression trial III (AFIST III)

C. Michael White

Hartford Hospital

2004

$100,368

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Cardiovascular Diseases

Dementia Care Consultation for Ethnic Minority Families

Richard Fortinsky

University of Connecticut Health Center

2004

$239,993

Clinical and Community Health Issues

Geriatrics, Health Services